One Hour Photo ... a challenge!

[Keith]

For something totally ridiculous I'm going to give this a shot tomorrow ... obviously it will only be possible for those of us that develop and scan at home.

The challenge is to take a photo, process the film, get it scanned and posted in this thread as fast as you possibly can ... you may have to scan the negative while it's still wet or force dry it if you choose but time is everything and the image need not be perfect of course!

I think it can be done and I'll probably use a 4x5 sheet in my Crown but I think it's feasible with other formats if you're prepared to sacrifice a roll of film and take shortcuts wherever you can. Time starts when you click the shutter and when you post the image here give the time it took and maybe a story about the fun you had doing it! 😀

Remember your target is one hour or better!

 

[robklurfield]

I'd never make it in time, as I've been sticking strictly to one-hour stand development. Sounds like fun, though, but probably beyond my reach, as I'm generally pretty slow at processing and scanning.

 

[paulfish4570]

This attempt should be videoed ... 🙂

 

[ChrisN]

Load film, take photo, walk into dark darkroom, open camera back and remove film, clip film with scissors, load onto spool. (5 minutes max).

Dev, stop, fix, wash. (15 min.)

Dry with hairdryer (5 min.)

Scan, save, resize. (10 min.)

Post as attachment in this thread (2 min.)

Should be possible in under 40 minutes with a bit of planning and preparation. Just need to remember the six Ps rule. 🙂 I might have to wait for the weekend. Might make it a wide-angle self-portrait!

 

[xwhatsit]

It's the drying that gets me! Otherwise, easy peasy. Just do a contact sheet onto a bit of 8x10 paper while I've got the bathroom converted into a bathroom, and scan the contact prints in one hit -- or is that cheating? 😛

Dunno about a hairdryer, sounds dicey. How do the minilabs do it in 30 minutes? (C41 may have fast develop @ 3.5min, but the film still gets wet!).

 

[Pirate]

I can see the video now:

"What's he doing?"
"Waiting."
"Waiting for what?"
"For the film to dry."
"Are you sure this things on?"
"Yes, it's on, he's waiting."
"Maybe it's frozen on that picture?"
"No, it's on, it's video."
"But he hasn't moved?"
"He's waiting."
"Waiting for what?"
........

 

[ChrisN]

OK, I'll give this a go, starting now, 12:19 pm AEST (GMT +10).

 

[Keith]

OK, I'll give this a go, starting now, 12:19 pm AEST (GMT +10).

Ahh ... I knew an Aussie would be the first to pick up the gauntlet.

I have to wait until monday now.

I'm thinking of scanning wet after a quick squeegee job! I have to go out now and won't be back 'til sunday night and I'm looking forward to seeing Chris's result! 😀

On monday I think I'll do a quick hand held 'selfie' Al Kaplan style with my 15mm heliar!

 

[ampguy]

You Australians are weird.

 

[ChrisN]

Done at 12:53.

 

[ChrisN]

What's that, 33 minutes? I shouldn't have rushed drying the film - you can see the marks. 🙂 Silly exercise, but a bit if fun between the morning's chores and lunch.

 

[fixbones]

Well done!!!

 

[Keith]

You Australians are weird.

Far less harmfull than speed dating IMO ... I'm sure you lot must have invented that! 😛


WELL DONE CHRIS ... that will be very hard to top! 😱

😀

 

[BTMarcais]

Keith...- do PAPER negatives count?
🙂
Load RC paper in the speed graphic, shoot, tray process, dry, scan/invert. should be able to beat chris's time there.

Unfortunately my darkroom and scanner are in two different cities, so I probably won't be playing this game... (shoot, process, dry, drive home to scan, get stopped by highway patrol, drive home SLOWER, scan, miss deadline...)

-Brian

 

[Alpacaman]

Done at 12:53.

Your enlargers make me jealous 😀

Is polaroid film cheating? :angel:

 

[ChrisN]

Your enlargers make me jealous 😀

Is polaroid film cheating? :angel:

I won't tell you what I paid for the enlargers in that case! 😀

And Keith didn't say anything about it having to be negative film! 🙂

 

[ChrisN]

Keith...- do PAPER negatives count?
🙂
Load RC paper in the speed graphic, shoot, tray process, dry, scan/invert. should be able to beat chris's time there.

Unfortunately my darkroom and scanner are in two different cities, so I probably won't be playing this game... (shoot, process, dry, drive home to scan, get stopped by highway patrol, drive home SLOWER, scan, miss deadline...)

-Brian

A scanner is simply a very specialised digital camera. Can you take a digi-snap of the paper neg and invert it? That would work!